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    Nuclear fuels can be any atom that undergoes fission or fusion and are inexhaustible. They are used in large armored structures like reactors. There are several types of reactors including pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors, and breeder reactors. Nuclear fuels also come in different forms, with oxide fuels having higher heat tolerance and being used for spent fuel. Metal fuels have high heat conductivity and density, working in breeder reactors. Liquid fuels are inherently stable and can operate at very high temperatures by releasing gases. Nuclear fusion binds atoms together without creating nuclear waste.

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    Nuclear fuels can be any atom that undergoes fission or fusion and are inexhaustible. They are used in large armored structures like reactors. There are several types of reactors including pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors, and breeder reactors. Nuclear fuels also come in different forms, with oxide fuels having higher heat tolerance and being used for spent fuel. Metal fuels have high heat conductivity and density, working in breeder reactors. Liquid fuels are inherently stable and can operate at very high temperatures by releasing gases. Nuclear fusion binds atoms together without creating nuclear waste.

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    Nuclear fuels can be any atom that undergoes fission or fusion and are inexhaustible. They are used in large armored structures like reactors. There are several types of reactors including pressurized water reactors, boiling water reactors, and breeder reactors. Nuclear fuels also come in different forms, with oxide fuels having higher heat tolerance and being used for spent fuel. Metal fuels have high heat conductivity and density, working in breeder reactors. Liquid fuels are inherently stable and can operate at very high temperatures by releasing gases. Nuclear fusion binds atoms together without creating nuclear waste.

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    NUCLEAR

    FUELS
    By
    Ethan
    Manarin

    What it is

    Any atom that can be burned by fission or


    fusion
    Inexhaustible
    Uses large armored structures

    Reactors

    Pressurized water
    reactor
    Boiling water reactor
    Breeder reactor
    http://hyperphysics.phy
    astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nuc
    ene/reactor.html

    Oxide fuel

    An oxide is an element that has bonded


    with at least one oxygen
    Oxides have higher tolerance to heat
    Uses spent fuel

    Metal Fuels

    High heat conductivity


    Have highest fissile density
    Used in breeder reactors

    Liquid fuels

    Inherently stable
    Releases xenon gas which absorbs
    electrons
    Can operate at very high temperatures

    Fusion

    Uses non-nuclear fuel


    Binds atoms
    No waste

    Citation

    Nuclear fuel. (2013, September 29). In


    Wikipedia. Retrieved October 5, 2013, from
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fuel

    Nuclear reactor. (2013, October 8). In Wikipedia.


    Retrieved October 8, 2013, from http://
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_reactor

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